Kingsknowe Golf Course 13 ha
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55.90999, -3.27088
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 195m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 195m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Woodpigeon +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Woodpigeon +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +72 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Royal Mile Walking route ▾
Forth & Clyde/Union Canal Towpath Walking route 106 km ▾
Named route Length 106 km National walking route
Show on map Pentland Way (Glencorse Reservoir to Swanston) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Water of Leith Walkway (Slateford to Leith) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref CEC18 Local walking route
Show on map John Muir Way (South Queensferry to Edinburgh part 1) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref JMW Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map 136 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route RR Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref RR Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 754 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 754 National Cycle Network
Show on map Quiet Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 Local cycle route
Show on map Quiet Route 9 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 9 Local cycle route
Show on map Quiet Route 11 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 11 Local cycle route
Show on map Greenbank to Meadows Quiet Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Dreghorn-Castlelaw Mountain bike route ▾
Bonaly - Glencorse off road cycle route Mountain bike route ▾
Harlaw-Glencorse Mountain bike route ▾
Great North Trail (Central Belt) Mountain bike route 83.7 km ▾
Named route Length 83.7 km National Cycle Network
Show on map Black Hill MTB Mountain bike route ▾
Pentland Reservoirs MTB Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
55,322 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 55,322 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Magpie · Grey Heron · Blue Tit · House Sparrow +30
Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dunnock Prunella modularis Dipper Cinclus cinclus Robin Erithacus rubecula Goosander Mergus merganser Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Tawny Owl Strix aluco Rock Dove Columba livia Greenfinch Chloris chloris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 23 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis · 2-spot Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · Ectopsocus petersi +18
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Common Striated Feather-moss · Blunt Feather-moss · Rusty Feather-moss
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum Blunt Feather-moss Homalia trichomanoides Rusty Feather-moss Sciuro-hypnum plumosum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 55,322 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Magpie · Grey Heron · Blue Tit · House Sparrow +30
Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dunnock Prunella modularis Dipper Cinclus cinclus Robin Erithacus rubecula Goosander Mergus merganser Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Tawny Owl Strix aluco Rock Dove Columba livia Greenfinch Chloris chloris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 23 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis · 2-spot Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · Ectopsocus petersi +18
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Ectopsocus petersi Ectopsocus petersi Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Common Striated Feather-moss · Blunt Feather-moss · Rusty Feather-moss
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum Blunt Feather-moss Homalia trichomanoides Rusty Feather-moss Sciuro-hypnum plumosum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Trichopsocus brincki Trichopsocus brincki
Trichopsocus brincki Trichopsocus brincki
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Epicaecilius pilipennis Epicaecilius pilipennis
Epicaecilius pilipennis Epicaecilius pilipennis
Empoasca vitis Empoasca vitis
Empoasca vitis Empoasca vitis
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Palloptera scutellata Palloptera scutellata
Palloptera scutellata Palloptera scutellata
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus2025
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus2025
Ectopsocus axillaris Ectopsocus axillaris2025
Ectopsocus axillaris Ectopsocus axillaris2025 